I think ill have to see those episodes of
The Alienist for myself, pretty keen.
And i watched most of
The Room, intermittently, and boy o boy was that some terrible acting and horrible dialogue. Not to mention the soft core porn at regular stages, i suppose that was 'The Room'? Sometimes unbareable and surprisingly not that funny- i think you need to enjoy the poor form with someone else or at least see it for a 2nd time, i find they are the keys to quotability.
Watched a few other things over the past fortnight
Annabelle: The CreationRelies very heavily on jump scares which amp up on a exponential curve towards the end. Although i must say i didn't dislike it and have not seen the first one. Also, i dont know if Anthony LaPaglia has been back on the big screen for a while, but its nice to see him back.
5.5/10
Deadwood (first few episodes)
Almost at the pace of a snail, this now older TV show that seems to range in the Western-Drama area with lots of characters/character actors (like that younger old dude Toy Maker from Blade Runner) hasn't grabbed me, ill admit i wasn't watching this 100% of the time but im need to hear more about it before i delve further cause it was just too boring. Perhaps only two of the more prominent actors on set (Ian McShane, Timothy Olyphant) are slightly interesting. Someone please give me a good reason to continue- because ive heard good things from friends...
The Man in the High Castle (first few episodes)
A high concept Tv show from amazon about what the world- or in this case the USA would look like if Nazi Germany and Japan won WW2. If theres ever been a B-grade TV show- its this. So B grade, from the dialogue to the acting. I'll need much more for it to be sold at my doorstep.
The Remains of the DayA splendid performance from Anthony Hopkins and also Emma Thompson not to mention a delightfully English script make this worth watching. The butler with a carrot up his bum and the maid with a sorry affection for Hopkins alongside a little side plot about the Lord of the Mansion's darker affairs with the Nazi's. A minor role with Hugh Grant too. I think if i was 19 i'd passionately hate this, but these days, you got to appreciate the excellent acting all round.
8/10
CliffhangerIts been over a decade since i watched this and man what a solid action flick. Sly Stallone as the emotional climber who has tragedy strike in the first scene, Michael Rooker as the man holding a grudge, character actor Rex Linn as the corrupt FBI agent and John Lithgow as the maniacal super villian. With glorious action for littered with one liners i found it a good ol romp- a must see for Sly fans. Offcourse there are parts where the plot defies logic but thats not the point.
7/10
A Couple episodes of
Hamiltons Pharmacopia and
Epicly Later'd, two great new doco style shows- very different but both cool. The former being about hallucegenic drugs the wider world is yet to discover, one episode about a plant in Thailand which is now illegal over there but still relativey unknown in New York and therefore found in little cafe shops, you mix it with coke and stuff and make a feel good drug/drink. The other episode featured the poison from a toad found in Northern Mexico/Texas area which is like DMT- a powerful but short lived experience that is only for users 'ready'. Very interesting.
While the latter show is all about the 2nd wave of pioneering skateboarders- think the guys that featured on Tony Hawks Pro Skater video game, but the 2 episodes i watched were about Bam Margera and Chad Muska, basically talented street skaters who went off the rails
